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Archive photo · 6 October 2017Trump Meets Putin Envoy Kirill Dmitriev, Predicts Big Europe-Wide Agreement
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Trump met Putin envoy Kirill Dmitriev at the White House. Trump expects a very big agreement with Russia extending beyond Ukraine to Europe.
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Trump floats Shell Bay
President Donald Trump said he met privately on Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy Kirill Dmitriev after Dmitriev appeared with representatives from Ukraine at a White House event organized by first lady Melania Trump.
Trump told reporters at the White House, “I can’t tell you what I discussed. But I’m just telling you, it’s going to be a big agreement,” and he predicted it would involve more than Ukraine, potentially “all of Europe.”
Jared Kushner said U.S. officials meeting in Brussels on Thursday held “productive and substantive discussions” with Ukraine, NATO and European partners on security guarantees and a broader European security architecture.
CNN reported that European officials contacted by the outlet did not know what Kushner or Trump were referring to when they used the “Shell Bay format” term.
Meloni attacks Europe’s talks
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticized Europe’s negotiations related to Ukraine, writing to European Council President Antonio Costa that “All this suggests that we are people completely lacking credibility in managing a file that is among the most complex facing our countries.” Meloni also asked, “Who will sit at the negotiating table on behalf of the European Union?” while warning that “Without that, I fear we risk making Europe of little to no impact on the negotiation process.”
Melania Trump hosted officials from Russia and Ukraine at the White House and urged both sides to build on the humanitarian truce in Oleshky “as a spark in a world of darkness.” The Al Jazeera report said the six-day truce covered the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in Ukraine’s Kherson region and the surrounding area, and it allowed aid deliveries and the evacuation of nearly 800 people.
Abu Dhabi talks and aid
The Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, “President Trump will continue to exercise his presidential powers and conduct his foreign policy. Everything else pertains to US domestic affairs,” and he added, “We sincerely hope he will continue his peace efforts.”
Le Monde.fr said Moscow’s spokespersons pointed to a new round of trilateral talks between Russia and Ukraine under US auspices scheduled for November 9 and 10 in Abu Dhabi.
NBC News said a U.S. delegation is scheduled to mediate talks in Abu Dhabi November 10 to 11 between representatives from Russia and Ukraine, and it said Trump predicted the war was close to being settled.
In a separate interview, Zelenskiy told ZDF that if the U.S. Congress begins to discuss providing “substantial financial or military support to Ukraine,” it would affect Vladimir Putin and “lead him to reconsider the feasibility of continuing the conflict.”